Where does “silver-tongued” come from?
silver-tongued (English) comes from English tongued, from English tongue, from Middle English tung, from Old English tung, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
silver-tongued (English): Eloquent, articulate, charming
Definitions
- Eloquent, articulate, charming
Ancestry of “silver-tongued”, step by step
silver-tongued traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tongued
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tongued | Resembling a tongue; Having a particular manner... |
| 2 | English | tongue | The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is... |
| 3 | Middle English | tung | tongue; A tongue-shaped thing; language, speech,... |
| 4 | Old English | tung | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |